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Is there anything better than a good, stiff cocktail? I’m talking about one made with quality booze, not all muddied up by neon mixers and too much sugar. The kind of cocktail where one is fun, two will really get … Read More

Once upon a December ago, we spent Christmas in Da Lat. While it was the perfect place to spend the holiday, a week of chilly temps there left us eager for some sun, sand, and surf, so we set out … Read More

Hang En may be the greatest tease of all caves known to man. Why? Because Hang Son Doong, the largest cave in the world, is a mere 3 km. walk away, but you cannot go there without signing up for … Read More

Our first big destination north of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) was ?à L?t, a mountain town in the Central Highlands of Vietnam and “city of thousands of pines.” After managing to skirt HCMC on our way north from the Mekong, … Read More

Seasons greetings from Đà Lạt, Vietnam! It’s been quite a week here at Wanderrlust. We made our biggest drive yet from the beaches of Mũi Né to the mountains of Đà Lạt, where we’ve been busy restocking various supplies, catching … Read More

Is the Mekong Delta on your travel bucket list? If not, it should be. The Mekong River, known as Song Cuu Long in Vietnamese (“Nine Dragons River” for its nine major branches), is the longest river in SE Asia. It … Read More

On location; Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam; Day 6. As promised, I’m sharing more snaps from our stay in HCMC. Though we were scheduled to leave yesterday, we extended our stay through tomorrow night to give us a little more … Read More

Las Vegas — my hometown. There is no place like it in the world. Where else can you walk down the street drinking a day-glow, yard-tall cocktail, taking in the sights of New York, Paris, and Venice while peddlers shove … Read More

While this wasn’t on our must-do list, we nonetheless ended up here having an alfresco dinner one not-entirely sweltering DC evening. I’ve only eaten Ethiopian once, and H.J. never before, so we were pumped. So, how was it? In a … Read More

One of our favorite quintessential DC “date nights” involves bicycles; lots of wine, bread, cheese, and assorted pig products; and a sunset. Specifically, we like to bike from our house to the steps on the west side of the Lincoln … Read More